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Urgent advice with r o please
« on: November 03, 2008, 08:37:56 pm »
hi all done a test to see how much water i produce i litre took 10 minutes but seem to have alot of waist water i have a 200 gpd its got 3 new filters in and cleaned the membranes out it is 18 months old any help please thanks andy

CLEANGLASSUK

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2008, 08:43:49 pm »
Sounds very slow, it takes me 30 seconds to produce 1 litre of water at 0.11ppm

AJ

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2008, 08:54:00 pm »
the tap on the waste is stuck open. maybe.

Alex Gardiner

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2008, 09:10:56 pm »
the tap on the waste is stuck open. maybe.

I agree, check your flush valve.  Either that or your waste restrictor could have broken and is allowing too much waste out.  Another cause could be your membranes have become clogged and blocked up.

d s windowcleaning

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2008, 09:11:31 pm »
change your membranes mate .
where theres muck theres money

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2008, 09:28:35 pm »
the flush valve is 90 degrees to the tube

Alex Gardiner

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2008, 09:30:38 pm »
the flush valve is 90 degrees to the tube

That's right then.  When you say you've cleaned the membranes out, do you mean you've cleaned the housings out or have you flushed the membranes?

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2008, 09:33:05 pm »
hi alex just cleaned houseings out

Alex Gardiner

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #8 on: November 03, 2008, 09:34:24 pm »
I would say your membranes needed replacing then (like daveshaw said).

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #9 on: November 03, 2008, 09:37:17 pm »
if they have had it will this effect the amount of waist water im getting

Alex Gardiner

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #10 on: November 03, 2008, 09:38:55 pm »
Yes, because the membrane surface will become blocked and clogged which will allow less water through (although it will still be fairly clean) which will have the effect of increasing the waste.

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #11 on: November 03, 2008, 09:42:31 pm »
thanks for all help will order some in the morning thanks andy

d s windowcleaning

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #12 on: November 03, 2008, 09:48:30 pm »
a couple of questions , its obvious you run a static system so ,,,,,,,, 1 where do you keep your ro (im not a thief ) 2 last week when temps dropped did you in anyway look after your ro .            as the weather gets colder you ro will produce less
where theres muck theres money

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #13 on: November 03, 2008, 11:03:58 pm »
outside in a wooden frame thats coverd up

karygate

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #14 on: November 04, 2008, 10:31:20 am »
mines i a shed. cover it in a blanket and its fine.
gary

poole bay

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Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #15 on: November 04, 2008, 08:37:34 pm »
we had the same problem 40/40 ro not making alot of water with loads of waste you need more pressure put a booster pump on it and then the flow valve turn to just over half way should make more water have you got a booster pump on it you need about 100psi going in hope that helped.

regards carl

Re: Urgent advice with r o please
« Reply #16 on: November 04, 2008, 08:44:09 pm »
in a storgage box, insultated better than my house is where the 4040 goes, the other have a duvet all to itself (just do not tell my wife)